Name: Jonathan Biss
Date of Birth: Jonathan Biss (born 1980) is an American classical pianist.
Biss represents the third generation in a family of professional musicians, which includes his grandmother Raya Garbousova (for whom Samuel Barber composed his Cello Concerto), as well as his parents, the Israeli-born violinist Miriam Fried and the violist Paul Biss. He studied at Indiana University, with Evelyne Brancart, and at The Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia with Leon Fleisher.
In 1997, he appeared in a recital p... rogram at Wolf Trap, with Isaac Stern. He made his New York recital debut at the 92nd Street Y in 2000. He has recently appeared with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra,and the National Symphony Orchestra.Read more |
